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| CAR conflict: Ex-President Djotodia heads to Benin | CAR conflict: Ex-President Djotodia heads to Benin |
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| Former Central African Republic interim President Michel Djotodia, who stepped down on Friday, is on his way to Benin where it is thought he will go into exile, officials say. | Former Central African Republic interim President Michel Djotodia, who stepped down on Friday, is on his way to Benin where it is thought he will go into exile, officials say. |
| Mr Djotodia resigned at a summit aimed at ending the conflict in CAR involving Muslim and Christian militias. | Mr Djotodia resigned at a summit aimed at ending the conflict in CAR involving Muslim and Christian militias. |
| "I confirm that Mr Djotodia is arriving in Cotonou," Benin's foreign minister told Agence France Presse. | |
| At least 1,000 people have been killed since violence broke out in December. | At least 1,000 people have been killed since violence broke out in December. |
| Mr Djotodia's resignation, and that of his Prime Minister Nicolas Tiengaye, appear to have failed to quell the violence in the capital, Bangui. | |
| There was looting of Muslim properties overnight. | |
| AFP reports sporadic gunfire, with several people killed, and quotes some residents as saying they saw shocking incidents of cannibalism. |